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#BCBF72 Zoodles

#BCBF72 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Zoodles. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.9% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(188, 191, 114)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 38% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 25% black. #BCBF72 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.83:1.

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Variations of #BCBF72

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCBF72 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCBF72 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBF72 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBBB75
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAB96C
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7BB6F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBBB75
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6BC74
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5B6AC
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBC90
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBAC

#BCBF72 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#BCBF72 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.83:1 Very good#BCBF72 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBF72 in CSS

/* Zoodles */
.color { color: #BCBF72; }
.background { background-color: #BCBF72; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBF72; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 191 114);
color: hsl(62 38% 60%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.100 110.4);

#BCBF72 FAQ

What color is #BCBF72?

#BCBF72 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBF72?

#BCBF72 is rgb(188, 191, 114) in RGB, hsl(62, 38%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 40%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBF72?

The complementary color of #BCBF72 is #7572BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBF72?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBF72: 10.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBF72 a warm or cool color?

#BCBF72 is a warm color.